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\VM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Flower Seeds, 



EMBRACING 



Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, 



STOVE AND GREENHOUSE SEEDS 



ANNUALS are plants that, from the sown seed, 

 bloom, reproduce their seed, and perish the 

 same season. A great number of the most beauti- 

 ful flowers belong to this class and, as a rule, they 

 are of easy culture. According to the hardiness of 

 the plant, the seed may be sown either direct on 

 the open ground, or first in frames, pots or pans, 

 kept under glass and planted out later. The former 

 are termed Hardy Annuals, the latter Half- Hardy 

 Annuals. Some of the Biennials and Perennials, 

 ^ if sown early, will also bloom the first season, and 



' - • ^'-^^^^pSt^^^HBBB^^' ^fjfiN^ L . again many of the Annual- may. like Biennials, be 



sown in autumn in the open ground for blooming 

 the next season. No classification of Annuals can 

 be given, however, which would be strictly applica- 

 ble to any section. Some that would merely be 

 half hardy in one section, would in a more favora- 

 ble locality be hardy. 



Tender Animals must be sown and grown in 

 heat, protected from the cold and from the midday 

 sun, and only- brought to the open ground when 

 warm weather sets in. 

 Biennials are such plants as do not generallv 

 bloom the first year, and are only in perfection one season. Hardy Biennialsjrequire the same treatment as Hardy Annuals, 

 under which many of them bloom the first season. Many of them are also sown in August and September. 

 Half-Hardy Biennials require the same general treatment as Half-Hardy Annuals. 



Perennials are those that continue in bloom for several years in succession. Their seed may be sown at any time irom 

 spring to autumn. Many of the seeds of Perennials require a long time to germinate. 



Half-Hardy Perennials require the same treatment as the preceding Half-Hardy classes. 

 lender Perennials and Tender Biennials may be treated similar to Tender Annuals. 



PREMIUM ON FLOWER SEEDS. 



We offer the following liberal premiums on Flower Seeds, when ordered in packets, (purchaser's selection), cash to 

 accompany the order : 



For $1.00, Select Flower Seeds to amount of...$l 25 I For $3.00. Select Flower Seeds to amount ot...$3 7-5 

 f ' 2.00, " " / " ... 2 50 I " 4.00, " " " ... 5 00 



This premium only refers to seeds in packets. All seeds in packets and ounces are free by mail. 



The figures at the right of the descriptions are the prices per packet. The letters h.h.a., h.a.. T.a., h.b.. h.h.b., h.p., 

 h.h.p. and T.P., stand for Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, Hardy, Half-Hardy and Tender. 



